, 1887-07-14
PIckingS-
General Joseph r. Hawley has ar
rived in London

mortal objector of the house ''vlews
with alarm" the tremendous growth
of the labor party in that state.
The Louisville Courier Journal
says: The flag episode will make
every doubtful Southern state solid
for Cleveland in 1885" No doubt.
Many of the business men of st.
Louis are refusing to pay their sub
scriptIons TO the G.. A. r. encamp-
ment fund, because of Cleveland's
letter declining to be present. 1t is
said the society will lose at least $25.
0OO on this account.
The last remaining republican col
lector of internal revenue in the
United States, Morris Eriedsam, of
New York city, was removed from
office on the 4th of July. His sue
cessor is Leonard A. Gilgrich, a
Tammany politician and member of
the Legislature,
The grand jury of Whitman coun-
ty have already reported 81 true bills,
and Will probably report several more
before they adjourn. Over one half
the indictments found are for horse
and cattle stealing. The present ses-
sion of court promises to be the long
est ever held in the county.
The Northern Pacific railroad COM
Dany is making q collection of the
products of the country tributary to
their road for exhibition at the Min
neapolis exposition which opens on
the 31st of August and continues un-
til October 18th. A circular has
been issued to all producers in the
state and territories reversed by the
Northern Pacific road:
The official records of the war OH
both sides are now in the archives OF
the government at Washington, and
they show that at the first battle OF
Bull Run there was not difference
of a thousand men between the
strength of the two armies, and OF
those actually engaged in the battle,
the Confederates had within 500 OF
as many men as the Federals.
A little more than one year ago the
people of Waitsburg and vicinity
voted by a large majority in favor OF
prohibition of the liquor traffic In this
city, and the one saloon of this place
was closed. Since that time there
has not been case of drunk and dis
orderly here; our city justice has not
had case before him Oh charge OF
disturbing the peace, and our city
jail has been continually unoccupied.
This combination of circumstances
affords much food for reflection
IVaitSburg Times.
The track layers on the Oregon &
California road have reached the
summit of the Siskiyou tunnel on the
California side. The graders are at
work on the Oregon side. and will
reach Ashland in two months more.
The twenty mile gap will be closed
up this fall, when the railroad string
up and down the Pacific coast will
reach from near the British line to
the Mexican line, and the ocean trip
will no more terrorize the traveller
and pleasure seeker.
Nothing is known at the state de-
partment at Washington regarding
the revolution in Hawaii beyond what
was printed in Sunday mornings
papers. The Adams, the VandaIia
and third naval vessel are known to
be in the neighborhood of Honolulu
il not at that port, and it is believed
that they are fully able to protect the
interests of the United States. 1t is
the general opinion in Washington
that the affair has no Significance
from an international point of view
but IS simply protest from the bus
mess people of the Island against the
financial mismaIagement on the part
of the ministers of the king and the
consequent imposition OF an oppres
sive tax.
Mr.. Cleveland :s throwing off all
disguise as to his candidacy for the
denomination. He does not talk gen
orally upon the subject, but he is
making his plans openly, aud they
indicate that he is actively in the
field for denomination. He no longer
has any fears that the New York del
egation will be divided. He has
definitely agreed to go south in Oc-
tober, and told Senator Colquitt oi
Georgia he thought he would start
about October 18th. The frequent
visits of Senator Colquitt to the
White House give color to the report
that is credited by persons very neal
the president, that Secretary Lamar
IS to become an associate justice OF
the United States supreme court, and
that Colqnitt is to succeed him US
secretary of the interior.
Whatcom ReUeille: Thos. Priestly
U. S. Indian agent, has called the
attention of the district prosecuting
attorneys of this territory to section
8, of the act of congress approved
March 3, 1885, which provides that
immediately upon and after the date
of the passage of this act, all Indians
committing against the person oil
property of another Indian or Other
person, any of the following crimes
namely: murder, manslaughter, rape
assault with intent to kill, arson, burg
larry and larceny within any territory
OF the United States, either within OF
without an Indian reservation, shall
be subject therefor to the laws of such
territory relating to said crimes, and
shall be tried therefor in the same
courts and in the same manner, and
shall be subject to the same penalties
as are all other persons charged with
the commission of said crimes, re,
spectively; and the said courts are
hereby given jurisdiction in such
cases."
Collector Hagar of San Francisco
says, In regard to the Chronicles ex-
pose of dishonest dealings in the Port
Townsend custom house, that the en-
tire northern boundary line is policed
by revenue officers, but the length oi
their line is so great that it is an easy
matter to run in vast quantities OF
goods free of duty. The completion
of the Canadian Pacific road to Port
Moody and its connection with the
new steamship line, offers increased
facilities for importing Chinese into
the country, they being put off at
various points along the line. Col
lector Hagar also states that an opium